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In the News: What's possible in "The New Nuclear Family" after gay marriage decision? The New Republic article includes reflections from CCF's Stephanie Coontz

07.23.15 – “The New Nuclear Family:
What gay marriage means for the future of parenthood” explores the potential impact of marriage equality on perceptions of parenting in the United States.

News from CCF: Multiracial daters get bonus points online

07.01.15 – How do multiracial daters fare in a mainstream online dating website? A new study presented today to the Council on Contemporary Families by scholars at the University of Texas and University of Massachusetts reports that online daters often prefer mixed-race over mono-racial individuals.

News from CCF: Remarriage is--and is not--what it used to be: new report outlines diverse trends

06.02.15 – It is early June: Wedding season is here again, and for many couples that is literally true, states sociologist Wendy Manning in a new paper prepared for the Council on Contemporary Families. In “Remarriage in the United States: If at first they don’t succeed, do most Americans ‘try, try again’?” Manning reports that in 2013, 40 percent of all marriages — four out of every ten — were remarriages for one of the partners. One in five were remarriages for both partners.

05.07.15 – For Mother’s Day this year, the Council on Contemporary Families convened an online symposium to examine the status of that age-old saying, “a woman’s work is never done” and the frequent observation that these days working moms are not so much “having it all” as doing it all.

4.20.15 – April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month: In a good news/bad news scenario, this year we have seen a marked increase in attention to rape and sexual assault, especially on college campuses, by the media, local authorities, and the White House, The new focus on this problem is beneficial, but its persistence is troubling.

News from CCF: America’s Fragmented Child Care and Early Education System

04.13.15 – April 12-18, 2015 is the Week of the Young Child. This year’s theme is Celebrating Our Youngest Learners. A new report from CCF highlights just how fragmented our child-care and early education system is and points to models in the U.S. and abroad that can work.

In the News: What's possible in "The New Nuclear Family" after gay marriage decision? The New Republic article includes reflections from CCF's Stephanie Coontz

07.23.15 – “The New Nuclear Family:
What gay marriage means for the future of parenthood” explores the potential impact of marriage equality on perceptions of parenting in the United States.

News from CCF: Multiracial daters get bonus points online

07.01.15 – How do multiracial daters fare in a mainstream online dating website? A new study presented today to the Council on Contemporary Families by scholars at the University of Texas and University of Massachusetts reports that online daters often prefer mixed-race over mono-racial individuals.

News from CCF: Remarriage is--and is not--what it used to be: new report outlines diverse trends

06.02.15 – It is early June: Wedding season is here again, and for many couples that is literally true, states sociologist Wendy Manning in a new paper prepared for the Council on Contemporary Families. In “Remarriage in the United States: If at first they don’t succeed, do most Americans ‘try, try again’?” Manning reports that in 2013, 40 percent of all marriages — four out of every ten — were remarriages for one of the partners. One in five were remarriages for both partners.

05.07.15 – For Mother’s Day this year, the Council on Contemporary Families convened an online symposium to examine the status of that age-old saying, “a woman’s work is never done” and the frequent observation that these days working moms are not so much “having it all” as doing it all.

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News from CCF: Sexual Assault Rates - On Campus and Off

4.20.15 – April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month: In a good news/bad news scenario, this year we have seen a marked increase in attention to rape and sexual assault, especially on college campuses, by the media, local authorities, and the White House, The new focus on this problem is beneficial, but its persistence is troubling.

News from CCF: America’s Fragmented Child Care and Early Education System

04.13.15 – April 12-18, 2015 is the Week of the Young Child. This year’s theme is Celebrating Our Youngest Learners. A new report from CCF highlights just how fragmented our child-care and early education system is and points to models in the U.S. and abroad that can work.

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Associate Dean for Research of the School of Education and Human Development, University of Miami; Executive Director of the Council on Contemporary Families

Etiony Aldarondo is currently the Executive Director of the Council on Contemporary Families. He earned his degree in clinical psychology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His research and clinical interests include wife assault, Latino mental health, family therapy, and individual and social change. Dr. Aldarondo’s publications include articles on wife assault cessation and psychological […]

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